Coachella is just around the corner, and the headliners for the festival have officially been released. Frank Ocean, Travis Scott, and Rage Against the Machine will be headlining the two-week music festival. Rage Against the Machine will perform on the Friday nights, Travis Scott on Saturdays and Frank Ocean on …
Read More »Don’t Abbreviate 2020 Or Else A Scammer Might Get Ya, Police Say
If you don’t want to possibly be the victim of a scam, make sure you don’t abbreviate 2020. As if bots and robo-calls weren’t enough, scammers are now trying to find scams in the way we sign 2020 in documents. While it’s second-nature to abbreviate 2020 as “1/1/20,” scammers can …
Read More »Man Caught On Camera Seemingly Abducting A Woman Revealed As Woman’s Boyfriend, Man Now Facing Domestic Battery Charges
A man that was caught on camera seemingly attempting to abduct a woman has now been arrested. Just before 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day, surveillance footage from a Las Vegas home showed 23-year-old Darnell Rodgers run after a woman who had seemingly escaped from his white car. The woman …
Read More »Passenger Pays Off Uber Driver’s College Debt So She Can Go Back To College: “I Was Blown Away”
A passenger secretly paid an Uber driver’s $700 college debt, and now she’s a college graduate. Latonya Young is a single mother who works during the day as a hairstylist and at night as an Uber driver. But Young has much bigger goals like her dream of becoming a lawyer, …
Read More »MTV Will Investigate The Death Of Kenneka Jenkins In Spin-Off Series Of “True Life,” “True Life Crime”
MTV’s “True Life” franchise is creating a spin-off investigative series that will look into the death of 19-year-old #KennekaJenkins. “True Life Crime” is the eight-episode docuseries that will follow award-winning journalist and MTV News host #DometiPongo as he investigates crimes committed against the youth. One of those stories will feature …
Read More »Bronx Man’s Attempt To Kidnap Sleeping Woman On Train Caught On Camera, Later Beaten By Citizens
Police have arrested a man who was videotaped attempting to kidnap a woman who was sleeping on a Bronx train. At around 2:30 a.m. on Monday, 48-year-old #SonnyAlloway was seen carrying an unsuspecting woman off a No. 6 train inside the Morrison Ave.-Soundview/Westchester Ave. Station. Cellphone footage captured the incident. …
Read More »British Woman Found Guilty Of “Public Mischief” After Accusing 12 Israeli Men Of Gang-Raping Her, Attorney Says Police Forced Her To Retract Statement
A British woman claimed 12 Israeli men gang-raped her during a work-vacation trip in Cyprus, but now she’s been found guilty of “public mischief.” The 19-year-old woman was found guilty on Monday of lying about being raped in a hotel room at a tourist resort in the East Mediterranean island …
Read More »Future Files Documents For Gag Order Against Eliza Reign In Child Support And Paternity Case
Rapper #Future has filed legal documents asking a judge for an evidentiary hearing on his motion for a gag order in #ElizaReign’s paternity case against him, according to court papers obtained by @bossipofficial. Future no longer wants the world to know the logistics of his paternity and child support case …
Read More »Hanukkah Suspect Charged With Federal Hate Crimes, Family Says Man Has “Long History Of Mental Illness And Hospitalization”
Grafton Thomas, the man accused of stabbing five people at a Hanukkah party, has been charged with a federal hate crime, prosecutors said on Monday. Thomas of Greenwood Lake pleaded not guilty on Sunday to five counts of murder and one count of burglary. NBC News reports that he was …
Read More »Mariah Carey Becomes First Artist To Top Billboard Hot 100 In Four Separate Decades With Hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You”
#MariahCarey said she didn’t want a lot for Christmas, but Santa is definitely dropping off some gifts. The singer-writer is the first artist to top the #Billboard Hot 100 in four decades with her hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” According to Billboard, the hit song has now …
Read More »Eddie Murphy Says He Doesn’t Regret His Old Jokes “Whatsoever” But Some Of Them Do Make Him Cringe, Talks Calling Out The Oscars In The 80s
Eddie Murphy says he doesn’t regret his old jokes, but some of them do make him cringe. In a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning, the 58-year-old comedian revealed that he still laughs at “some of” his old standups but admits that some of the jokes make him uncomfortable. “Some …
Read More »Kehlani, Missy Elliott, and More Celebs Join Twitter Community In Sharing Random Music Facts
Celebrities are joining on a new, fun wave where Twitter users share random music facts. It all started on December 23, when a Twitter user by the name #BevGooden posted a tweet telling people online to share their most random music fact. Eventually, one after the other, tweets started coming …
Read More »FDA Raises Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco From 18 to 21
The U.S. has officially raised the age requirement to buy tobacco to 21. Last week, Donald Trump signed off on the new age minimum as a part of a spending bill. Now the entire country prohibits the sale of tobacco to anyone under the age of 21, according to the …
Read More »Drake Talks Never Using A Ghostwriter, His Upcoming Album And Having “No Desire” To Make Up With Pusha-T
In an over two-hour video interview, rapper #Drake opened up about having no desire to hash out beef with #PushaT, being booed at Camp Flog Gnaw, being open to making up with #KanyeWest and more. A New Year is among us, but before it’s over, Drizzy has just a few …
Read More »Lil’ Mo Details Alleged Abuse From Husband Karl Dargan That Led To Split
Lil Mo says Karl Dargan spitting on her was the last straw in their marriage. In a recent interview with #QuickSilva, the songstress shared the intimate details about her and her husband Karl Dargan’s time after appearing on the VH1 reality TV show “Marriage Bootcamp.” Mo and Dargan were wed …
Read More »Antonio Brown Is Suing His Ex Chelsie Kyriss Because She Won’t Leave His Home
#AntonioBrown is suing his child’s mother because she would not leave his home, according to reports. Brown is taking his ex-girlfriend #ChelsieKyriss to court, claiming that she is refusing to leave his home after an eviction notice. TMZ obtained legal documents that were filed in Florida that state Chelsie is …
Read More »Minimum Wages In Half Of The U.S. Will Be Rising Next Year, And It’s Thanks To The Working-Class
New Year, and possibly new minimum wage. In 2020, employees in about 24 states will receive a raise in the minimum wage. According to CBS News, on Jan. 1, or around that time, the minimum wage will increase in 21 states, with another 26 cities and counties also raising their …
Read More »New Jersey Becomes Third State To Legally Ban Hair Discrimination
New Jersey is now the third state in the country to legally ban hair discrimination. It was just one year ago that a Black student wrestler was forced to cut off his locs or forfeit his match. But this week, Governor Phil Murphy signed a law banning discrimination against hairstyles …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Says He’s Taking A Break To “Travel, Write And Read,” Plans To Start Weight Loss Journey
Singer-songwriter #EdSheeran says he’ll be taking a break from music. Writing, traveling, and reading is all the 28-year-old musician wants to do, as he just announced that he will be taking another break from the music industry. The artist shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday, letting fans know he’ll …
Read More »Tyler, The Creator Talks The Night Drake Got Booed: “Everyone Thought Frank Was Gonna Be There”
Tyler, The Creator opened up about #Drake getting booed at Camp flog Gnaw. Back in November, Drizzy took the stage at Tyler, The Creator’s festival Camp Flog Gnaw and to all of our surprise; the 6 God was booed off the stage. But the boos weren’t just towards Drake, it …
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